Wildlife Sightings - 03/08/2024
Weather: Sunny / warm
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Grey Heron - 3 Juvenile
Teal - 23
Shelduck - 1 + 24 Juvenile
Sand Martin - 8
Lapwing - 207
Mute Swan - 1
Pied Wagtail - 2 + 1 Juvenile
Avocet - 1
Swift - 1
Black headed Gull - 10 + 4 Juvenile
Starling - 1
Graylag Goose - 4
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Great Tit - 4
Nuthatch - 1 Juvenile
Blue Tit - 3
Coal Tit - 2 + 1 Juvenile
Chaffinch - 1 + 3
Greenfinch - 1
Bullfinch - 1
Dunnock - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Canada Goose - 2 (Wader Lake)
Canada x Graylag Goose - 1 Juvenile (Wader lake)
Black headed Gull - 109 (River Wear)
Redshank - 2 (River Wear)
Herring Gull - 49 (River Wear)
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 (River Wear)
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Invertebrates
Speckled Wood x 8
Meadow Brown x 1
Blue-Tailed Damselfly x1 @ amphibian ponds
